Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report at HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD

5324 ATASCOCITA RD, HUMBLE, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1811942238

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$3,043.61

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,043.61

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$182.62 with Superior Health Plan vs $2,739.25 with Affiliated PPO — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $182.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $182.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $182.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $182.62 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $182.62 ↓ -94%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $255.13 ↓ -92%
BCBS BAV $281.30 ↓ -91%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -90%
Humana HMO $351.42 ↓ -88%
Humana PPO $351.42 ↓ -88%
BCBS HMO $352.17 ↓ -88%
BCBS EPOSOA $352.17 ↓ -88%
BCBS PPO $352.17 ↓ -88%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $395.67 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $395.67 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $395.67 ↓ -87%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $395.67 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $426.11 ↓ -86%
Amerigroup MGMCD $426.11 ↓ -86%
Cigna CSN $450.45 ↓ -85%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $486.98 ↓ -84%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -84%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $505.24 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $511.33 ↓ -83%
Cigna PPO $578.29 ↓ -81%
Oscar HIX $593.50 ↓ -81%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -80%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $721.34 ↓ -76%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $721.34 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $776.12 ↓ -75%
Aetna QHPExchange $806.56 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $830.91 ↓ -73%
Aetna NBPPO $977.00 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBHMO $977.00 ↓ -68%
Aetna NBPOS $977.00 ↓ -68%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,040.91 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,040.91 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,040.91 ↓ -66%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $1,065.26 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $1,065.26 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $1,065.26 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $1,217.44 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $1,217.44 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPOS $1,220.49 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONPPO $1,220.49 ↓ -60%
Aetna OONHMO $1,220.49 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $1,308.75 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,317.88 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,317.88 ↓ -57%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,317.88 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $1,369.62 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $1,369.62 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $1,369.62 ↓ -55%
Coventry National First Health COMM $1,622.24 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $1,673.99 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $1,673.99 ↓ -45%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $1,826.17 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $1,826.17 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $1,826.17 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $1,978.35 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCSPrimaryNetwork $2,282.71 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $2,495.76 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $2,587.07 ↓ -15%
USA Managed Care COMM $2,587.07 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $2,587.07 ↓ -15%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $2,587.07 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $2,739.25 ↓ -10%

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Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $763.92 $56.30 – $954.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $871.39 $151.53 – $1,307.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $657.76 $56.30 – $917.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $763.92 $56.30 – $954.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $871.39 $56.30 – $1,307.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $871.39 $151.53 – $1,307.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $657.76 $56.30 – $986.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $763.92 $56.30 – $954.90

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